favn.
an embrace; outstretched arms (grip formed in space between the chest and more or less outstretched arms)
Meaning & usage
an embrace; outstretched arms (grip formed in space between the chest and more or less outstretched arms)
ta i (sin) favn
ha favnen full av blomster
an embrace; outstretched arms (grip formed in space between the chest and more or less outstretched arms) an embrace; intercourse (sexual intercourse involving humans)
hvile i sin elskedes favn
something that envelops, receives like an embrace
a fathom (unit of length for water depth notionally based upon the width of grown man's outstretched arms but standardized as 6 feet (about 1.8 m))
ankre på 6 favner vann, 6 favners dyp
30 favner (anker)kjetting
a unit of mass measurement for firewood (equal to 2×2 meters with a length of 0.6 meters, originally 6×6 feet with a length of 1 cubit)
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse faðmr (“embrace, fathom”), from Proto-Germanic *faþmaz (“outstretched arms; embrace, fathom”), from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out, fly”).
an embrace; intercourse
Where this word comes from
From the verb favne (“to embrace”), from Old Norse faðma.
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